1 Samuel 2

1 Da bad Hanna og sagde: Mit Hjerte har frydet sig i Herren, mit Horn er ophøjet i Herren; min Mund er vidt opladt over mine Fjender, thi jeg har glædet mig i din Frelse.

And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation.

2 Der er ingen hellig som Herren; thi der er ingen foruden dig og ingen Klippe som vor Gud.

No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.

3 Taler ikke saa mange Ord, saa saare høje Ting, lader ikke noget frækt udgaa af eders Mund; thi Herren er Vidskabs Gud, skulde hans Gerninger ikke være rette?

Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

4 De stærkes Bue er brudt, og de skrøbelige ere omgjordede med Styrke.

The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

5 De mætte lade sig leje for Brød, de hungrige hungre ej mere; ja, den ufrugtbare føder syv, men hun med de mange Sønner visner hen.

Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.

6 Herren er den, som døder og gør levende, som nedfører til Dødsriget og fører op igen. (Sheol h7585)

The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up. (Sheol h7585)

7 Herren er den, som gør fattig og gør rig, han er den, som nedtrykker, og den, som ophøjer;

The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

8 han oprejser den ringe af Støvet, han ophøjer den fattige af Skarnet, for at sætte dem hos Fyrsterne og lade dem arve Ærens Trone; thi Jordens Grundvold hører Herren til, og han har sat Jorderige derpaa.

Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

9 Han skal bevare sine frommes Fødder, men ugudelige skulle vorde stumme i Mørket; thi en Mand bliver ikke vældig ved sin Kraft.

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

10 De, som trætte med Herren, skulle forskrækkes, han skal lade tordne i Himmelen over dem; Herren skal dømme Jorderiges Ender, og han skal give sin Konge Styrke og ophøje sin salvedes Horn.

Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.

11 Derefter gik Elkana til Rama, til sit Hus; men Drengen tjente Herren for Præsten Elis Ansigt.

Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

12 Og Elis Sønner vare Belials Sønner; de kendte ikke Herren.

Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

13 Thi det var Præsternes Vis med Folket: Naar nogen Mand ofrede et Offer, da kom Præstens Dreng, naar Kødet kogte, og havde en Madkrog med tre Grene i sin Haand.

And the priests' way with the people was this: when any man made an offering, the priest's servant came while the flesh was being cooked, having in his hand a meat-hook with three teeth;

14 Og han stak i Kedlen eller i Gryden eller i Panden eller i Potten; alt hvad Madkrogen drog op, det tog Præsten dermed; saaledes gjorde de mod al Israel, som kom derhen til Silo.

This he put into the pot, and everything which came up on the hook the priest took for himself. This they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

15 Ogsaa førend de gjorde Røgoffer af Fedtet, da kom Præstens Dreng og sagde til den Mand, som ofrede: Giv mig Kød til at stege til Præsten; thi han vil ikke tage kogt Kød af dig, men raat.

And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

16 Naar Manden sagde til ham: Man skal gøre Røgoffer af Fedtet i Dag; tag dig siden, saaledes som dit Hjerte begærer; da sagde han til ham: Nu skal du dog give det, og hvis ikke, vil jeg tage det med Magt.

And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

17 Og de unge Mænds Synd var saare stor for Herrens Ansigt; thi Mændene foragtede Herrens Madoffer.

And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.

18 Og Samuel tjente for Herrens Ansigt og var en Dreng, iført en linnet Livkjortel.

But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

19 Og hans Moder gjorde ham en liden Overkjortel og bragte ham den op fra Aar til Aar, naar hun gik op med sin Mand til at ofre det aarlige Offer.

And his mother made him a little robe and took it to him every year when she came with her husband for the year's offering.

20 Og Eli velsignede Elkana og hans Hustru og sagde: Herren give dig Sæd af denne Kvinde, i Stedet for ham, som begæredes for Herren, og de gik til deres Sted.

And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.

21 Men Herren besøgte Hanna, at hun undfangede og fødte tre Sønner og to Døtre; og Drengen Samuel blev stor hos Herren.

And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.

22 Og Eli var saare gammel, og han hørte alt det, hans Sønner gjorde mod al Israel, og at de laa hos de Kvinder, som kom i Hobetal for Forsamlingens Pauluns Dør.

Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

23 Og han sagde til dem: Hvorfor gøre I disse Ting? thi jeg hører disse eders onde Handeler af alt dette Folk.

And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

24 Ikke saa, mine Sønner; thi det er ikke et godt Rygte, som jeg hører; I komme Herrens Folk til at begaa Overtrædelse.

No, my sons, the account which is given me, which the Lord's people are sending about, is not good.

25 Dersom en Mand synder mod en Mand, da skal Gud dømme ham; men dersom nogen synder mod Herren, hvo skal da bede for ham? Men de hørte ikke deres Faders Røst; thi Herren havde Villie til at slaa dem ihjel.

If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

26 Men Drengen Samuel tiltog i Alder og i Velbehagelighed, baade for Herren saa og for Menneskene.

And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

27 Og en Guds Mand kom til Eli, og han sagde til ham: Saaledes siger Herren: Har jeg ikke aabenbaret mig for din Faders Hus, der de vare i Ægypten i Faraos Hus?

And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?

28 Og jeg har udvalgt ham af alle Israels Stammer mig til en Præst, til at ofre paa mit Alter, til at røge med Røgelse, til at bære Livkjortlen for mit Ansigt, og jeg har givet din Faders Hus alle Israels Børns Ildofre.

Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?

29 Hvorfor vanære I mit Slagtoffer og mit Madoner, som jeg bød at ofre i Boligen? og du ærer dine Sønner mere end mig, idet I fede eder med det bedste af alt mit Folks Israels Madofre!

Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

30 Derfor siger Herren, Israels Gud: Vistnok har jeg sagt: Dit Hus og din Faders Hus skulle vandre for mit Ansigt til evig Tid; men nu siger Herren: Det være langt fra mig; thi dem, som ære mig, vil jeg ære, og de, som foragte mig, skulle ringeagtes.

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

31 Se, de Dage komme, at jeg vil afhugge din Arm og din Faders Huses Arm, at der ikke skal være en gammel i dit Hus.

See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;

32 Og du skal se Trængsel for Boligen i alt, hvori det skulde gaaet Israel vel; og der skal ingen gammel være i dit Hus nogen Sinde.

And never again will there be an old man in your family.

33 Og jeg vil ikke udrydde hver Mand af dig fra mit Alter til at fortære dine Øjne og at bedrøve din Sjæl; dog skal hele dit Huses Mangfoldighed dø som Mænd.

But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.

34 Og dette skal være dig et Tegn, som skal komme over dine to Sønner, over Hofni og Pinehas: Paa een Dag skulle de begge dø.

And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.

35 Og jeg vil oprejse mig en trofast Præst, han skal gøre, ligesom det er i mit Hjerte og i min Sjæl; og jeg vil bygge ham et bestandigt Hus, og han skal vandre for min salvedes Ansigt alle Dage.

And I will make a true priest for myself, one who will do what is in my heart and in my mind: and I will make for him a family which will not come to an end; and his place will be before my holy one for ever.

36 Og det skal ske, hver den, som bliver tilovers i dit Hus, skal komme at nedbøje sig for ham for en Sølvpenning og for et Stykke Brød; og han skal sige: Kære, lad mig komme til een af Præstetjenesterne at æde en Mundfuld Brød.

Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.